It's Time to Forgive

     Today’s gospel from Matthew is one of my favorites. Strange I know, but it reminds me of God’s mercy and never ending forgiveness. And it reminds me that I am called to be a merciful forgiver too. Simple, not easy. One part of this reading was pointed out in a radio show I was listening to years ago, the line that the “wicked servant” was handed over to the “torturers”. He was literally tortured because of his un-forgiveness. And isn’t that what holding a grudge and not forgiving another does to us? It tortures us. It keeps us stuck in the past, not able to move past whatever hurt we felt. We get holier than though and believe the person does not deserve our forgiveness. I’m sorry, isn’t that Gods job to decide?  We are all loved sinners in God’s eyes.

Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”